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1981–82 New Jersey Nets season

1981–82 New Jersey Nets season
Head coachLarry Brown
ArenaBrendan Byrne Arena
Results
Record44–38 (.537)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Bullets 0–2)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1980–81 1982–83 >

The 1981–82 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' sixth season in the NBA.[1] The Nets moved their home games from the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway to the Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford.

Draft picks

Main article: 1981 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 3 Buck Williams PF/C  United States Maryland
1 10 Albert King SF/SG  United States Maryland
1 18 Ray Tolbert PF  United States Indiana
3 49 David Burns G  United States St. Louis
4 72 Edmund Sherod G  United States Virginia Commonwealth
5 95 Joe Cooper C/PF  United States Colorado
6 118 Kevin Lynam  United States La Salle
7 141 Rod Robertson  United States Northwestern
8 164 Ken Webb  United States Farleigh Dickinson
9 186 Rudy Williams  United States Providence
10 206 Vic Sison  United States UCLA

Roster

1981–82 New Jersey Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 33 Bailey, James 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1957-05-21 Rutgers
G 10 Birdsong, Otis Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1955-12-09 Houston
G 12 Cook, Darwin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1958-08-06 Portland
F/C 44 Elmore, Len 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1952-03-28 Maryland
C 42 Gminski, Mike 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1959-08-03 Duke
F 55 King, Albert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1959-12-17 Maryland
C 40 Lacey, Sam 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1948-03-28 New Mexico State
F 31 O'Koren, Mike 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1958-02-07 North Carolina
F 20 van Breda Kolff, Jan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1951-12-16 Vanderbilt
G 1 Walker, Foots 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1951-05-21 West Georgia
F 52 Williams, Buck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1954-10-14 Maryland
G 13 Williams, Ray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1954-10-14 Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 63 19 .768 – 35–6 28–13 20–4
x-Philadelphia 76ers 58 24 .707 5.0 32–9 26–15 16–8
x-New Jersey Nets 44 38 .537 19.0 25–16 19–22 12–12
x-Washington Bullets 43 39 .524 20.0 22–19 21–20 7–17
New York Knicks 33 49 .402 30.0 19–22 14–27 5–19
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics 63 19 .768 –
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks 55 27 .671 8
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers 58 24 .707 5
4 x-New Jersey Nets 44 38 .537 19
5 x-Washington Bullets 43 39 .524 20
6 x-Atlanta Hawks 42 40 .512 21
7 Detroit Pistons 39 43 .476 24
8 Indiana Pacers 35 47 .427 28
9 Chicago Bulls 34 48 .415 29
10 New York Knicks 33 49 .402 30
11 Cleveland Cavaliers 15 67 .183 48
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1981-82 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta — 1–5 2–3 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 0–2 2–0 4–2 1–1 0–2 3–3 3–2 5–1 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–4
Boston 5–1 — 4–2 5–0 2–0 1–1 6–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 3–3 5–1 5–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 6–0
Chicago 3–2 2–4 — 5–1 1–1 1–1 0–6 0–2 1–1 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–5 2–4 3–2 1–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–4
Cleveland 2–4 0–5 1–5 — 2–0 0–2 1–5 1–1 1–1 1–5 1–1 0–2 0–6 0–6 0–6 0–5 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–5
Dallas 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 — 1–5 1–1 0–5 2–4 1–1 4–2 1–4 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–3 2–3 1–5 2–3 1–4 3–3 1–1
Denver 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 5–1 — 1–1 3–2 5–1 0–2 4–2 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–3 2–4 5–0 2–3 3–3 2–0
Detroit 4–2 0–6 6–0 5–1 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 2–0 2–4 2–0 0–2 2–4 2–4 3–3 2–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–4
Golden State 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–3 0–2 — 1–4 2–0 3–2 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 4–2 2–4 3–2 5–1 1–5 3–2 1–1
Houston 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–5 0–2 4–1 — 2–0 3–3 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 4–1 3–3 4–1 2–3 6–0 2–0
Indiana 2–4 1–5 3–3 5–1 1–1 2–0 4–2 0–2 0–2 — 1–1 0–2 0–6 4–2 3–2 0–6 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–5
Kansas City 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 2–4 0–2 2–3 3–3 1–1 — 1–4 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–3 0–5 1–5 4–1 2–3 3–3 0–2
Los Angeles 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 4–1 4–1 2–0 3–3 4–1 2–0 4–1 — 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–2 5–1 2–3 5–1 4–2 5–0 2–0
Milwaukee 3–3 3–3 5–1 6–0 1–1 1–1 4–2 0–2 1–1 6–0 1–1 2–0 — 4–1 3–3 4–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–2
New Jersey 2–3 1–5 4–2 6–0 0–2 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–4 — 4–2 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 4–2
New York 1–5 1–5 2–3 6–0 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 0–2 2–0 3–3 2–4 — 1–5 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–5
Philadelphia 3–3 2–4 5–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 6–0 2–0 1–1 2–4 3–3 5–1 — 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 6–0
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–2 3–2 2–0 2–4 2–3 1–1 3–2 2–4 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 — 3–3 4–1 4–2 3–3 3–2 1–1
Portland 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 3–2 2–0 4–2 1–4 1–1 5–0 1–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–3 — 3–2 4–2 3–3 4–1 0–2
San Antonio 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 5–1 4–2 2–0 2–3 3–3 0–2 5–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–4 2–3 — 3–2 4–1 3–3 1–1
San Diego 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–2 0–5 0–2 1–5 1–4 0–2 1–4 1–5 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–4 2–4 2–3 — 1–5 1–4 0–2
Seattle 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–1 3–2 1–1 5–1 3–2 1–1 3–2 2–4 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–3 3–3 1–4 5–1 — 5–0 1–1
Utah 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–3 3–3 1–1 2–3 0–6 1–1 3–3 0–5 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–3 1–4 3–3 4–1 0–5 — 1–1
Washington 4–2 0–6 4–2 5–1 1–1 0–2 4–1 1–1 0–2 5–1 2–0 0–2 2–3 2–4 5–1 0–6 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 —

Game log

Regular season

1981–82 game log
Total: 44–38 (home: 25–16; road: 19–22)
October: 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 30, 1981 New York L 99–103 Brendan Byrne Arena 0–1
November: 3–10 (home: 2–1; road: 1–9)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2
3
4
5
6 November 10, 1981 @ New York L 99–111 Madison Square Garden 1–5
7
8 November 13, 1981 @ Boston
9
10
11
12
13
14 November 27, 1981 @ San Antonio
15
December: 8–6 (home: 4–4; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
16
17 December 5, 1981 Philadelphia L 105–114 Brendan Byrne Arena 4–13
18
19 December 9, 1981 @ Boston
20
21
22
23
24
25 December 23, 1981 New York W 115–99 Brendan Byrne Arena 9–16
26 December 25, 1981 @ New York W 96–95 Madison Square Garden 10–16
27
28
29
January: 8–6 (home: 3–2; road: 5–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
30
31
32
33
34 January 9, 1982 @ Philadelphia W 120–113 The Spectrum 14–20
35 January 11, 1982 Boston
36
37
38 January 17, 1982 Philadelphia W 115–107 Brendan Byrne Arena 16–22
39 January 20, 1982 @ Los Angeles L 113–132 The Forum 16–23
40
41
42
43
February: 10–5 (home: 7–3; road: 3–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
44
45
46 February 5, 1982 @ Philadelphia L 112–116 The Spectrum 21–25
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
March: 8–7 (home: 5–3; road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
59
60 March 3, 1982 Los Angeles W 111–103 Brendan Byrne Arena 31–29
61
62
63
64 March 12, 1982 Boston
65
66 March 17, 1982 San Antonio
67
68
69 March 24, 1982 @ Philadelphia W 111–106 The Spectrum 35–34
70
71
72 March 28, 1982 New York W 113–106 Brendan Byrne Arena 36–36
73
April: 7–2 (home: 4–1; road: 3–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
74
75
76 April 7, 1982 Philadelphia L 113–116 Brendan Byrne Arena 39–37
77 April 9, 1982 @ Boston
78
79 April 13, 1982 @ New York W 104–102 Madison Square Garden 41–38
80
81 April 16, 1982 Boston
82
1981–82 schedule

Playoffs

1982 playoff game log
First Round: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 20 Washington L 83–96 Buck Williams (23) Buck Williams (13) Ray Williams (8) Brendan Byrne Arena
14,015 		0–1
2 April 23 @ Washington L 92–103 Ray Williams (23) Len Elmore (9) Ray Williams (6) Capital Centre
19,035 		0–2
1982 schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

References

  1. ^ 1981-82 New Jersey Nets

See also

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